Dual-trait pleiotropic analysis in highly stratified natural populations using genome-wide association summary statistics
Feng, X.; Zan, Y.; Ning, Z.; Xu, W.; Wan, Q.; Zeng, D.; Zeng, Z.; Liu, Y.; Shen, X.
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Genome-wide association analysis is a powerful tool to identify genomic loci underlying complex traits. However, the application in natural populations comes with challenges, especially power loss due to population stratification. Here, we introduce a bivariate analysis approach to a GWAS dataset of Arabidopsis thaliana. We demonstrate the efficiency of double-phenotype analysisto uncover hidden genetic loci masked by population structure via a series of simulations. In real data analysis, acommon allele, strongly confounded with population structure, is discovered to be associated with late flowering and slow maturation of the plant. The discovered genetic effect on flowering time is further replicated in independent datasets. Using Mendelian randomization analysis based on summary statistics from our GWAS and expression QTL scans, we predicted and replicated a candidate gene AT1G11560 that potentially causes this association. Further analysis indicates that this locusis co-selected with flowering-time-related genes. The discovered pleiotropic genotypephenotype map provides new insights into understanding the genetic correlation of complex traits.
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